Dutch dealer Ted Bogaerts makes Las Vegas break
Theodore Bogaerts immigrated from Amsterdam to Las Vegas and became a dealer in the Desert Inn area, learning English while apprenticing. He recalls early language gaps, mentions calling numbers in Dutch, and notes few fellow Dutch residents despite hoping to meet countrymen amid local gambling life.
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Europe Faces Unique Labor Force Challenge Across Borders
Western Europe enjoys a manpower surge as workers flood borders for good pay. France, Britain, West Germany, and others attract foreign labor while Italy remains an exception with lower unemployment. Switzerland shows minimal social strain as unions enforce union pay scales.
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Autumn Scent voices to U S soldiers in Viet Nam
The piece reports Thu Houng known as Autumn Scent delivering antiwar broadcasts from Hanoi aimed at American troops in South Vietnam. It portrays her as reminiscent of Tokyo Rose, urging U S personnel and officers to reconsider Washington’s aims, warning of casualties, and denouncing U S air attacks as brutal aggression.
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House OKs Seizure Bill For Cuban Property Claims
The House approved a bill by voice vote allowing about 4000 Americans to file claims with the U S Foreign Claims Settlement Commission seeking up to 1 5 billion for property seized in Communist Cuba under Fidel Castro. The measure moves to the Senate.
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